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"There's a $2.00 service fee for that friendly greeting."

'We're living in a round hole economy.'

'I want to claim for black marker pens.'

Excess Baggage: Fans of 'Deregulation' and the 'Free Market' probably have not had to buy a plane ticket recently.

"I'm sorry, JB, we still haven't worked out how we did it."

'Let's go home and come back next year. It's Ground Hog Deficit!'

'My piggy bank charged shaking fees.'

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"That should read $20.00. I'd make the correction, but I don't want to be accused of price-fixing."

"I think he said he wants to buy 'just the one'. You'd better fetch the manager"

'One thing is certain. It's not just a seasonal slump.'

"'Statistics will prove anything' is right, Carruthers. They prove you screwed up."

"Well, we know it's WAY down there, but it may be beyond the range of our equipment."

'But what do you sell?'

"You want to withdraw your money? There's a fee for that."

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'Our profit dropped because half of our salesmen are in 'How to increase the profit' - training, sir.'

"And, should you ever lose the key to the city, I hid another one here."

"...so if my maths serves me right, if I buy four of these it won't cost you anything"

"Do me a favor, Harlow. When you greet me, stop saying 'Hello, big spender!'"

"The $350 we received to stimulate the economy is still missing..."

Todays Special: Beans on Toast #2.50 (use of tin-opener 10- extra. . .)

Just remember, don't claim for lunch unless I was with you.

"Murder, eh? They nabbed me for bargain-hunting without a license."

'After two days of intensive calculations I have figures out why your company doesn't make any profit: your expenses are too high. That'll be 4, 785,000 euros, please.'

'Go crunch these numbers again. They're a little hard to swallow.'

'Hang on, have we got this right?'

Gas price rollercoaster.

That elusive Pecorino!

"The price of oil is dropping...so...why has your gas gone up?!"

Things of the past...

'The good news is, profits are up 74%, the bad news is, we don't know why.'

'This isn't a flow chart. It's our fee structure!'

Stealth Taxman

What we talk about when we talk about the weather